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Beasts of the Southern Wild Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Six-year-old Hushpuppy lives in cheerful squalor in a close-knit, alcohol- and seafood-fuelled community called the Bathtub, in the Louisiana bayou. A levee and a whole different world view separate these fringe-dwellers from ‘civilised’ society. Hushpuppy’s father Wink provides basic care but withholds his affection … Read more
Story & Structure :: 25 Rules for Writing and Telling Stories :: How To Write A Genius Script :: First Ten Pages: Horror :: The ‘Lubitsch’ Touch :: Script Review: ‘Groundhog Day’ :: 10 Secrets to Writing Success Script Perfection :: Be Comfortable with Solitude :: The Writer’s Block Myth :: Resources for Screenwriters :: … Read more
Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines posted to www.loglineit.com. Learn from the feedback and perfect your own loglining skills. by The Judges Out West “Two corrupt ex-cops travel to Coober Pedy with a bag of cash … Read more
Writer/director Josh Radnor is most recognisable as Ted Moseby in How I Met Your Mother) but he’s more than a pretty face, as he proves with his second film, Liberal Arts. It premiered and won an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. But does he also have anything meaningful to say? If you liked … Read more
